[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00386]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0198]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: FY 2020-2022 Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes
(ACF-118A)
Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the
Plan) for Tribes is required from each CCDF Lead agency in accordance
with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186), and
42 U.S.C 9858. The Plan, submitted on the ACF-118A, is required
triennially, and remains in effect for three years. The Plan provides
ACF and the public with a description of, and assurance about the
States' and Territories' child care programs. These Plans are the
applications for CCDF funds.
This Notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
PRA requires Federal agencies to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) for any information collection that will ask the same
question of ten or more persons. The process includes publication of an
initial Federal Register Notice (FRN) allowing 60 days for public
comments on the initial plan for information collection, the
publication of a second FRN allowing 30 days for public comment on the
final proposed information collection, and review and approval by the
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
The Office of Child Care (OCC) has revised the FY 2020-2022 CCDF
Plan Preprint for Tribes to align with the CCDF Final Rule published on
September 30, 2016. In making the revisions, consideration was given to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.
The revised document contains revisions to improve the accuracy and
clarity of policy questions, definitions, and guidance in order to
improve the quality of information that is collected.
Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests revisions
of the ACF-118A to align with the requirements of the CCDF Final Rule.
Respondents: Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies (260).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACF--118A Part I (for all tribes)............... 260 0.33 120 15,420
ACF--118A Part II (for medium and large 106 0.33 144 5,037
allocation tribes only)........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,457.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00386 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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